Sitzungspolizei und Medienöffentlichkeit

»Proper Conduct of the Hearing and Media Accessing Court« Having to ensure the proper conduct of hearings, judges use their discretionary power to restrict the media accessing court. These means were, however, meant to settle conflicts inside courtrooms only. With respect to the freedom of the press, judges cannot preventively regulate conflicts between attending media and parties to proceedings but in case substantive and procedural rights are at stake. Against these potentially infringing judicial measures recourse to legal action is to be provided. von Hauth, Anja Friederike